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Admiralty & Maritime Law
- Sponsor: American Bar Association Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section Admiralty and Maritime Law Committee & Co-sponsor: Gard (North America), Inc.
- Topic: "Submit a 20-page paper addressing a recent development in admiralty and maritime law."
- Deadline: To be determined, accepting entries at the end of February 2025.
- Who is Eligible: "The Competition is open to any U.S. citizen law student or LLM candidate over the age of 21, currently attending an ABA-accredited law school within the United States and its possessions. Employees of the ABA, its respective affiliates, and immediate family or household members of such employees are not eligible for the Competition. Employees of Gard, its respective affiliates, and immediate family or household members of such employees are not eligible for the Competition."
- Prizes in forthcoming 2025 Competition appear to be:
- 1st Place Winner:
- An invitation to participate in A Day in Marine Insurance with Gard (North America), Inc.
- $1,000 cash prize ($500 from the ABA and $500 from Gard)
- Publication of the winning paper in the AMLC Newsletter
- Waiver of the registration fee and travel expenses reimbursed from the ABA up to $500 to attend the 2025 TIPS Fall Meeting or the 2027 Admiralty Disruption Conference.
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2nd Place Winner:
- $500 cash prize from the ABA
- Waiver of the registration fee and travel expenses reimbursed up to $500 to attend the 2025 TIPS Fall Meeting or 2027 Admiralty Disruption Conference.
- Publication of the second prize paper in the AMLC Newsletter.
- Click here for more information.
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